[V8] v8 supercharger

[William Gutierrez]

No intent to swear here at all, but even if they are fluffed, the magazines 
seem to love the set up.  Check out car & drivers' write up on one:      
http://www.caranddriver.com/article.asp?section_id=26&article_id=8787&page_number=1

Maybe I'm too gullible, but I've driven an E36 BMW with a similar set up and 
the power increase was awesome.  Anyhoooo, it would be nice to see anyone 
try it with the Audi so we can put the speculation to rest.  :-)

Cheers.

Bill

>From: CoultL at aol.com
>To: lundabo at msn.com ("William Gutierrez"), allanvega at adelphia.net,        
>v8 at audifans.com
>Subject: Re: [V8] v8 supercharger
>Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2005 00:09:50 -0500
>
>Being a mechanical design engineer at Renntech, Kleeman is like a swear to 
>me.  Seriously though, I am sure they make good products but those HP 
>claims are very fluffed.  That is nearly 125 crank hp per liter.  In my 
>opinion that is a very very long shot on a three valve, stock internals, 
>supercharged engine.  We also have a lysholm supercharger setup with a 
>laminova intercooler...along with the best software.
>Obviously in this business, having the highest power output for a given 
>engine is a big deal.  On a stock 55 Kompressor engine the supercharger 
>soaks up about 100hp at full rpm and boost.  After we install a larger 
>crankshaft pulley the supercharger is running faster, harder and less 
>efficiently.  At this point, it is surely soaking up a lot more than 100hp. 
>  Also, that lost power must go somewhere...heating the intake air.  It 
>would be very nice to have a good portion of that power back.  I totally 
>agree Keith, there are a lot of good qualities to a supercharger.  In a 
>less than 10 psi, stock internals application a supercharger is great.  For 
>many, the instant boost is irreplaceable.  It is fun to talk about this 
>stuff and I hope I didn't piss anyone off in the process.
>
>
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>-Justin Lewis